SUV driver killed in collision with train

Dec. 21, 2012

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The Associated Press

KENOSHA — Sheriff’s officials say the driver of an SUV was killed after sliding into the path of a train in Kenosha County.

Authorities say when the driver attempted to stop for an Amtrak crossing in the Town of Somers about 9 p.m. Thursday, the vehicle slid 150 feet on the snow-covered road, traveled through a ditch and onto the tracks.

The crossing gates and lights were activated at the time. The driver was the only occupant in the Jeep Cherokee.

The sheriff’s department says 89 passengers and three crew members on the Amtrak train were not injured. Buses were brought in to transport the passengers.